Lyrics
After three good years together
We had our first big fight
So she went to her mother's
And I went for a drive
Down an old familiar highway
Just a few miles out of town
To that run down, one-room tavern
That used to be my stomping ground
Well I pulled in the driveway
You know, it all still looked the same
And I couldn't wait to down a few
And hear that jukebox strain
But as I walked in through the doorway
Well there stood some kind of Maitre d'
Well he looked me up, and he looked me down
And said "Can I help you, please?"
And I said, "What'd you do with those swinging doors?
And where's the sawdust on the floor?
Why's everybody wearing suits and ties?
From where I stand, I can't believe my eyes"
"And, who's idea was it to hang these ferns?
This brand-new bar don't have a single burn
I guess, I'm somewhere that I don't belong
I need a jukebox with a country song"
Well I looked back to the corner
Where the jukebox once stood proud
Some clown was playing records
Too fast, too long, and too loud
And it must have been a big mistake
To try and speak my mind
So as they were asking me to leave
I cried out one more time
"What'd you do with those swinging doors?
And where's the sawdust on the floor?
Why's everybody wearing suits and ties?
From where I stand I can't believe my eyes
"And, who's idea was it to hang these ferns?
This brand-new bar don't have a single burn
I guess I'm somewhere that I don't belong
I need a jukebox with a country song"
"I guess I don't belong
Without a jukebox
And a country song"
Written by: Gene Nelson, Ronnie Samoset